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The Upset Report
2018 · Bowl season · Thursday, December 27, 2018 · Neutral site

Baylor upsets Vanderbilt, 45–38

Baylor closed as a 4-point underdog and won outright.

Final45–38
Upset size4
Rank in 2018135th of 181
4-point underdog

It was the 11th-biggest of 14 upsets in 2018 Bowl season, and the 135th-biggest of the 2018 season. Baylor pulled off 2 other upsets in 2018.

Other upsets in 2018 Bowl season

  1. 13-point underdogNo. 14 beat No. 6Recap
    Upset size17
  2. 7-point underdogUnranked beat No. 18Recap
    Upset size11
  3. 7-point underdogUnranked beat No. 20Recap
    Upset size10
  4. 8.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 24Recap
    Upset size9.5
  5. 6.5-point underdogNo. 16 beat No. 13Recap
    Upset size8

Baylor’s other 2018 upsets

  1. Week 136-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6
  2. Week 106-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6

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